June 2011 – Advanced BioFuels USA

ASBTA Urges Biofuel Conversion by Airlines to Keep Small Businesses Traveling and Growing

(The American Small Business Travelers Alliance) The American Small Business Travelers Alliance (ASBTA) serves America’s 27 million small companies by working to improve service, reduce costs and maintain safety and

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Obama: Slash Oil Industry Tax Breaks as Part of Debt Deal

by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire) President Obama pressed lawmakers Wednesday to cut a slew of oil industry tax breaks as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, arguing

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Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act Introduced

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Today (June 29, 2011) U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Carper (D-DE), Tom Udall (D-NM) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Oil Independence for a Stronger America

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Southeast US Offers Huge Energy Crop Potential

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Southeast is ripe for energy crop development, according to several panelists who spoke during a session devoted to next-generation feedstock strategies June

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Lallemand Announces New Ethanol Yeast at FEW

by Lallemand Ethanol Technology (Ethanol Producer Magazine) …The yet-to-be-named yeast is the first product to be patented (pending) and commercialized out of the exclusive partnership between Lallemand Ethanol Technology and

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FEW: The Time Has Finally Come for Dry Fractionation

by Ron Kotrba (Ethanol Producer Magazine) …(Pete) Moss, (vice president of marketing for cereal process technologies) says the 15 billion gallon cap on corn ethanol in RFS2 is one reason

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FEW: Large Crowd Attends Cellulosic Integration Discussion

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) …(I)ndustry experts discussed their views toward integrating cellulosic production at existing corn ethanol facilities. …The panelists seemed in agreement that integrating cellulosic ethanol production

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Dr. Bruce Dale Receives FEW Award of Excellence

by Chuck Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) …(A)t the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop, the 2011 Award of Excellence was presented to Dr. Bruce Dale, Michigan State University, by BBI International VP, Tom

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Despite Editorial, Ethanol's Not So Bad

by James Gough (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star) …My primary concern with the editorial, however, is the certainty with which the writer declares, “we know now that ethanol production actually degrades

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Dinneen to Ethanol Industry: ‘We Need to Show Some Outrage’

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen abandoned the podium and chose to speak off the cuff during his keynote presentation delivered to

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Council Calls for Protection of Ethanol-Free Refining

by Jacqueline Cochran (The Advocate) Concerns that “pure” gasoline production in Louisiana may come to an end resulted in a commitment by the Tangipahoa Parish Council to lead a statewide

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Biofuel Future Faces Refineries 'Hurdle'

(ABC News) A Townsville researcher in north Queensland believes the growth of the state’s biofuel industry is being hampered by a lack of refineries. …Associate professor Kirsten Heimann from James

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Africa Power Initiative to Produce Bio-Diesel by 2012

by Emma Onyango (East African Business Week) …Pegasus Investments and now African Power Initiative have both shown interest in making this diesel. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, the Business Development Manager

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KLM Operates First Scheduled Flight on Biokerosene

(KLM) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight carrying 171 passengers on biokerosene. Flight KL1233 – a Boeing 737-800 –

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Homemade Biofuel Program Begins in Norwood

by Lianna Albrizio (NorthJersey.com/Northern Valley Suburbanite) The Department of Public Works officially unveiled the borough’s home-grown biofuel for its trucks on June 23. The borough is the only

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The Jobless Recovery, Biofuels, Eency-Weency Balance Sheets, and You

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership – ho-hum, you say, and I think I hear you yawning. …“Invent here, make elsewhere” is

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Fact Sheet: Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) EESI published a fact sheet outlining the number of U.S. jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. Among the facts: For every $1

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In Washington, Algae Is Treated Like Slime

by Jonathan Fahey (Forbes) …Congress, when it passed legislation in 2007 that subsidized advanced biofuels to the tune of $1.01 per gallon (on top of the 51-cent standard ethanol credit)

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14th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Policy Forum

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On June 16, 2011, the Sustainable Energy Coalition and U.S. House and Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses, in partnership with the House Sustainable Energy and Environment

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Issue Brief: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Closer Look at Tax Breaks, Special Accounting, and Societal Costs

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) EESI published an issue brief on policies that subsidize the production of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). In recent years, major international institutions such

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Can California Renewables Survive Democracy?

by Herman K. Trabish (GreenTechMedia) California’s Tehachapi-Mohave Region is rich in renewable potential—but is it richer in NIMBYism and BANANAism? …But development will not happen until the people of the Antelope

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Major Financial Institution to Support Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

(GreenAirOnline) The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced an initiative help finance public and private institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop a sustainable jet biofuel industry from

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How Global Biofuel Expansion Could Affect the Economy, Environment and Food Supply

(World Bank) National targets would contribute to rapid biofuel expansion in the next 10 years; Reaching those goals would have a limited impact on the global economy; Some countries would be affected

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Insight into Plant Behavior Could Aid Quest for Efficient Biofuels

(University of Edinburgh/Labspaces) …Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that the tiny organism has developed coping mechanisms for when its main food source is in short supply. Understanding

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Queensland's Push to Sell the US Biofuel

(Co-Generation and On-Site Power Production) …Queensland wants to be a Pacific leader in biofuels. That’s the message Premier Anna Bligh has delivered at a biotechnology conference in Washington. She’s says

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Platts 6th Annual Next Generation Biofuels October 31-November 1, 2011 Chicago, IL

Platts Next-Generation Biofuels gives you the insights and the contacts you need to keep up with the evolving biofuels industry. Hear about the key issues facing next-generation biofuels: Government policy

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California Plant Surprised by Opposition to Anaerobic Digestion

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Maybe it’s because they didn’t get the word out adequately. Perhaps it’s because they didn’t talk to their neighbors soon enough in the process.

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BioVerde Bets on Europe Biodiesel Demand, Brazil Market Brimming

By Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg) BioVerde Industria e Comercio de Biocombustiveis SA, which is building Brazil’s biggest biodiesel refinery, expects to sell 40 percent of its output in Europe by 2015 as

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FACT Publication: Aquatic Biofuels for Local Development

FACT has published a comprehensive report on the opportunities and feasibility of aquatic biofuels, their limitations and associated problems and threats. Aquatic biomass is attracting a lot of interest as

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DSM Strengthens Yeast Technology Leadership for 2G Biofuels

(DSM) Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire C5 Yeast Company B.V. (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) from

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The Island of Misfit Materials

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …Over at Blue Marble, think spent waste grains from the alcoholic beverage distillation process, and spent coffee grounds. Generally, these are materials that pile up

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Ethanol Producers Interested in Developing Own Blender Pump Stations

(American Coalition for Ethanol) …ACE Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty says ACE ethanol producer members are becoming increasingly interested in supplying E85 and midlevel blends at the plant level, and developing

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How Rainforests Can Produce Biofuel Sustainably

by Christopher Mims (Grist) Production of biofuel from palm oil has been an unmitigated disaster for the rainforest, leading to clear-cutting throughout Indonesia and propelling that country to the

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Commission Study Questions Carbon Dioxide Benefits from EU Biofuel

(E-Energy Market/European Voice) Biofuel from palm oil, soybean and rapeseed produces more greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuel, once the environmental side-effects of its production are taken into account, an impact

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Noble Group to Build Biodiesel Plant in Argentina

(Reuters) Commodity trader Noble Group will invest $50 million in a biodiesel plant in Argentina, President Cristina Fernandez said on Wednesday. Argentina is one of the world’s biggest exporters of

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Detroit Metro Land to Be Used to Grow Bioenergy Crops

By Carole Shifrin (Air Transport World) Detroit Metro operator Wayne County Airport Authority said it has agreed to partner with Michigan State University Extension to grow, harvest and process bioenergy crops

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Biodiesel Fuels Powering Camp Blanding Vehicles

by Sgt. 1st Class Blair Heusdens (Clay Today) In an effort to reduce waste and meet recycling goals, the Florida National Guard is producing biodiesel from used vegetable oil to

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It Takes Two to Tango

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How and why could three announcements from Gevo, Toray, Redfield and the EPA point the way forward for US ethanol, advanced biofuels, and renewable chemicals?

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Sydney, Australia Home of New Algal Biomass Facility

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Algae.Tec Limited in collaboration with Manildra Group have announced the construction of an algae demonstration facility in Shoalhaven One, in Nowra south of Sydney, Australia. Manildra Group

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Qteros and UMass Amherst Bolster Patent Portfolio for Ethanol-Producing Microbe With Issued and Allowed Patents in the United States and Japan

(PR NewsWire) Qteros, Inc., the developer of a unique and highly efficient Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) platform for the lowest-cost production of cellulosic ethanol, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, today announced two

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The New "30 Years War"

by Michael T. Klare (CBS News) …Over the coming decades, we will be embroiled at a global level in a succeed-or-perish contest among the major forms of energy, the corporations which

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EPA Finalizes E15 Pump Labeling Requirements/New Labels Will Help Consumers Find the Right Fuel for Their Vehicles

(US Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blends containing more than 10 and up to 15 percent ethanol,

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Study: Ethanol Subsidies Boost Output, Corn Cost

by Jacob Barker (The Columbia Daily Tribune) Policies fueled the boom in industry. Federal subsidies for ethanol push up ethanol production and the price of corn, according to a report

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BP Lauds Use of Biofuels

(UPI) …The International Energy Agency estimates the number of cars on the road will double by 2030. Philip New, president of biofuels development at BP, told delegates at a London

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DuPont to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Plant at Nevada

by Lynn Hicks (Des Moines Register) Nevada will be the site of one of the few next-generation ethanol plants in the world, DuPont announced today. The biorefinery will use corncobs,

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FAO's New Leader Lays out His Plans

by Mark Tran (The Guardian) After narrow win in leadership contest, José Graziano da Silva pledges to reform the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, strive for consensus and tackle food

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ADM's Decatur Facility to Produce More Lysine, Threonine

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A plan to produce more lysine and threonine, both amino acids, at Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s plant in Decatur, Ill., won’t mean changes on

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Iowa Ethanol Plant Gets Grant for Bolt-On Cellulosic Facility

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Quad County Corn Processors, which operates a 30 MMgy ethanol facility in Galva, Iowa, was recently awarded a $1.45 million grant from the

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Ethanol Facility Expanding at Port Everglades

(South Florida Business Journal) Port Everglades is getting a new rail offloading facility for ethanol, Shell Oil affiliate Motiva Enterprises LLC said in a news release Wednesday. Motiva said it reached an agreement with

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Reforming Ethanol in a Responsible Way

by Senator Mike Johanns (York News-Times) …Ethanol helped keep $34 billion of our money at home last year instead of going to other countries for foreign oil. …Though these benefits

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Santorum Tells Iowa Farmers He Would End Ethanol Subsidies

by William Petroski (Des Moines Register) …Santorum, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said he advocates phasing-out the existing tax incentive for ethanol production, commonly known as the blenders’

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Ashtabula County: Growing New Energy Industry

by Tom Beres (WKYC) Farmers in Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania are being recruited to grow a special grass that can be converted to biofuel energy. Some are already planting miscanthus, a

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Ethanol Makers, Farmers Push for Modest Support if Subsidy Dies; Economists Say They’ll Be OK

(AP/Bloomberg/The Washington Post) If a $5 billion-a-year federal subsidy that helped build the ethanol industry comes to an end, it will likely mean two things, experts who have followed its

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Senate Ethanol Vote to Little Impact Corn Demand: Morgan Stanley

(Platts) …But even if hypothetically the subsidies did end June 30, it would in all likelihood not affect corn and ethanol demand, owing to the current prices between the two,

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Investors Sweet on Second-Gen Biofuel IPOs But a Few Caveats Remain

by Ivan Castano (Renewable Energy World) Second-generation biofuel IPOs are all the rage this year with recent deals pricing well above initial expectations and a growing number of companies

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Watch for a Flex-Fuel Pump Near You

by Tom Bechman (Indiana Prairie Farmer) Corn growers in Indiana promote more pumps. One of the highlights of the ethanol summit in Indianapolis a few days ago was an announcement